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ICDC members release declaration

2006-09-12 / Roisin Joyce

ICDC members today released a declaration concerning the situation on the island and the need for continued pressure on the regime from the international community. This is considered vital as the handover of power does not represent a significant transformation of the totalitarian regime.

The declaration was an appeal to democratic societies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the European Union ( EU ) and the United Nations ( UN ) to maintain pressure on the island’s authorities in order to ensure democratic transition takes place. The experience of transformation from totalitarian states to democracies, especially in Eastern Europe, has demonstrated that if a country is content with only cosmetic changes, they risk violence, social ills and the maintenance of a regime that systematically denies human rights.